Do you know the difference between Organic vs. Non-organic? (Besides the price! But here’s why…) When a food (for example produce, eggs, milk, meat) is certified Organic, it has been grown or produced without the use of genetic engineering, growth hormones or antibiotics, man-made pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, sewage, or any type of radiation. The Certified…
What is a Holistic Nutritionist?
I often get asked this question and nearly all are surprised to learn that Holistic Nutritionists are more useful than just dishing out meal plans! Holistic Nutritionists are educated practitioners qualified in using alternative and complimentary healing techniques to devise a personalized holistic health protocol that honours and integrates the unique physical, emotional, chemical, environmental…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Maple Syrup season!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Maple syrup is a traditional medicine that symbolizes the end of winter and the very start of the spring season. The Anishinaabe collected sap or ‘sweet water’ during this time, also known as the Sugar Moon or Maple Moon, as it coincides with the last full moon…
What is Fascia, anyway?
What the F is Fascia? …A question I get a lot when I tell someone I am a Fascial Stretch Therapist. Or else many simply misread the word and assume I perform some sort of stretching technique on the face 😅 Fascia is actually a connective tissue that is directly under your skin but also…
Galactogogue Muffins
It’s crazy how vividly a smell triggers a memory. The fresh baked scent of banana bread mixed with warm summer air always brings me back to our summer home in Fort Francis, Ontario. Specifically coming in from running up the seemingly hundreds of stone steps after spending the entire day down at the lake, hair…
Pregnancy Book Recommendations
Knowledge is power, and ignorance is not bliss. Throughout my pregnancy journey I was told by a few different people (mostly by older generations) that ‘knowing too much is never a good thing’. 🤔. If there’s any piece of advice I can’t disagree more on, it’s this – especially when it comes to birth! Whoever…
Fancy a forest bath?
Shinrin-yoku = “taking in the forest atmosphere“, or “forest bathing”. A Japanese term out of the 80s to describe the age-old concept of mentally and physiologically benefiting from being outside, amongst the trees in nature. Indigenous people have always known this concept, with their most effective traditional therapies involving land-based activities. Studies have shown that…
The mind-blowing dynamics of Breastmilk!
The nutritionist me is well aware of the fact that food is medicine but until I actually cared to find out, I had no idea of the incredibly mind-blowing dynamics of breast milk. Yeah, breast milk contains all the nutritional components like sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, vitamins A, C, and E, DHA (an omega-3) and AA…
How to Build an Infant’s Circadian Rhythm
Here we are, my daughter Thea (then two months old) and I working on our circadian rhythms like it was our job! A labour-intensive, unpaid job. Melatonin is one of the major hormones produced by the pineal gland that controls our circadian rhythm. Did you know that the pineal gland of a newborn baby does not produce…
Wanna Sauna?
Ahhh.. sauna therapy. In the spring, we finally got a sauna to complete our backyard abode. It’s something we’ve wanted for a long time and is actually a wedding gift from a group of our close friends! (Thanks again guys! 🙋🏻♀️) Many different cultures have used sauna therapy for thousands of years due to its…
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